EP 1209913 A3 20031008 - Providing simulated broadcast services over a limited bandwidth channel
Title (en)
Providing simulated broadcast services over a limited bandwidth channel
Title (de)
Bereitstellen von simulierten Rundfunkdiensten über einen Kanal mit begrenzter Bandbreite
Title (fr)
Mettre à disposition de services simulés de radiodiffusion utilisant un canal de bande passante limitée
Publication
Application
Priority
US 72353200 A 20001128
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1209913A2] A system and method is provided for simulating broadcast services over a cable television system by transmitting one or more programs, such as video, to a user in response to the user requesting the programs. A physical-layer channel is dynamically allocated to the user and each requested program is transmitted to the user on the allocated physical-layer channel. Therefore, channel selection is performed at a primary hub, rather than at a user's premises. Additionally, user-profile information can be stored in a primary hub, and one or more programs related to the stored user-profile information are automatically transmitted to the user without necessarily requiring the user to request the programs. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H04H 1/02 (2006.01); H04H 20/10 (2008.01); H04H 20/38 (2008.01); H04H 20/42 (2008.01); H04H 20/76 (2008.01); H04H 20/78 (2008.01); H04H 60/46 (2008.01); H04H 60/66 (2008.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04N 7/025 (2006.01); H04N 7/03 (2006.01); H04N 7/035 (2006.01); H04N 7/10 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H04H 20/10 (2013.01); H04H 20/38 (2013.01); H04H 20/42 (2013.01); H04H 20/78 (2013.01); H04H 60/46 (2013.01); H04H 60/66 (2013.01); H04N 7/165 (2013.01); H04N 21/2385 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/6581 (2013.01); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [YA] EP 0536628 A1 19930414 - GEN INSTRUMENT CORP [US]
- [YA] WO 9929108 A1 19990610 - GTE LABORATORIES INC [US]
- [A] US 5636346 A 19970603 - SAXE ANDREW N G [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1209913 A2 20020529; EP 1209913 A3 20031008; CA 2359854 A1 20020528; CA 2359854 C 20040907; JP 2002252847 A 20020906; MX PA01012095 A 20020709
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 01127366 A 20011121; CA 2359854 A 20011024; JP 2001355772 A 20011121; MX PA01012095 A 20011126